St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 20, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1957 at Forbes Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 1 1 0
Dark ss 4 2 2 1
Musial 1b 5 1 3 1
  Cunningham pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Moon rf 5 1 1 0
Ennis lf 4 1 2 4
  Miksis ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Boyer cf 5 2 3 0
Smith c 5 0 0 0
Kasko 3b 5 0 4 2
Dickson p 3 0 2 0
  Merritt p 1 1 0 0
Totals 43 9 18 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Skinner lf 5 1 3 1
Groat ss 5 1 2 1
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 3 1
Pendleton rf 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Baker 3b 4 0 0 0
Peterson c 1 0 1 0
  Freese ph 1 0 1 0
  Rand c 2 1 1 0
Friend p 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Swanson p 0 0 0 0
  Fondy ph 0 1 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Mejias ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 13 3
St. Louis 204 010 0209180
Pittsburgh 200 000 2004134
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W (5-2) 6.0 11 3 3 0 1
  Merritt  SV (4) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (7-12) 2.1 7 5 3 0 2
  King   2.2 6 2 2 0 1
  Swanson   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Face   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Arroyo   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
18
9
7
2
4

  E–Skinner (3), Thomas (14), Pendleton (2), Baker (22).  DP–St. Louis 4. Dark-Blasingame-Musial, Kasko-Blasingame-Musial, Dark-Blasingame, Kasko-Blasingame-Musial, Pittsburgh 2. Groat-Mazeroski, Rand-Groat-Thomas.  2B–St. Louis Boyer (10,off King); Blasingame (10,off Face); Dark (15,off Face)., Pittsburgh Groat (15,off Dickson).  3B–St. Louis Musial (2,off Friend), Pittsburgh Skinner (4,off Dickson).  HR–St. Louis Ennis (14,3rd inning off Friend 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Fondy (1,by Merritt).  Team–7.  SB–Boyer (7,2nd base off King/Peterson).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Vic Delmore, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:30.  A–9,230.
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